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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations
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Recent Examples of spooky
This, however, is not a horror movie, though there are spooky elements laden with ominous ambiguity.
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Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
After a nearly three-year wait, fans finally got to see what kind of spooky shenanigans Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) gets up to this season.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 1 June 2025
At this witchy, emerald-hued bar (more vibey than spooky), rafters are decked out in Spanish moss as a cloud of palo santo smoke rises from the corner table where a tarot reader offers counsel.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
There’s plenty of spooky stuff here, but what makes the book great is the way Pinborough mixes in Emily’s human struggles.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
After a nearly three-year wait, fans finally got to see what kind of spooky shenanigans Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) gets up to this season.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 1 June 2025
At this witchy, emerald-hued bar (more vibey than spooky), rafters are decked out in Spanish moss as a cloud of palo santo smoke rises from the corner table where a tarot reader offers counsel.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
There’s plenty of spooky stuff here, but what makes the book great is the way Pinborough mixes in Emily’s human struggles.
—Gabino Iglesias, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
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The telling of the entire story of America, after all, calls into question the greatness that Donald Trump pledges to restore, and agitates a base that remains threatened and excitable by our multicultural reality.—
Kevin Sack,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Anyone familiar with the world of the Grateful Dead knows that one of the band’s most devoted and excitable fans was the late Bill Walton, the illustrious Hall of Fame NBA center who died in May 2024 at 71.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Pulling on the dreamy horrors of 1971’s Valerie & Her Week of Wonders and Nolan’s Memento as inspiration, Santana settled on an eerie art film that has drawn comparisons to rap’s Midsommar.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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In the case of Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Napoleonic memorabilia, the answer involves fog, eerie sound effects and a Pop Art take on military regalia.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
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After a decade of mayhem, property destruction, and nervous soldiers firing into a crowd, the rebellion broke into gunfire between British regulars and American militia at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.—
Dan McLaughlin,
National Review,
17 June 2025
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Any time there is a change at that level, people get nervous.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The mysterious case of a scuba diver lost off Florida in 2006 has been solved after 19 years, though the resolution is no less haunting.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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Her panicked screams — and the sight of her nails scratching desperately at the elevator doors — are haunting.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Daniel is haunted by skeletons Back in 1984, Daniel LaRusso was beaten to a pulp by Johnny and his Cobra Kai buddies, who were all dressed in creepy skeleton costumes for Halloween.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 June 2025
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Made by Cozy Game Pals, Fear the Spotlight primarily served as a retro fun and creepy, lower-stakes entry into the horror video game genre for younger or novice players.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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